Singapore is an incredibly vibrant metropolitan center. It has an incredible arts scene, which features cutting edge new theatre as well as hosting some of the world’s great touring productions. It has professional companies that perform in various languages and also is a city of great cuisine and dining options. Tourists staying in one of the boutique hotels in Singapore will have no difficulty in finding great food and fabulous entertainment on a night out.
The Singapore Esplanade and its Theatres By the Bay is an amazing contemporary complex of various venues offering state of the art design and technology. The center is beautifully located in downtown along the Singapore River just north of the river mouth. Work on this new center was started in 1989, and the project was chaired by Ong Teng Cheong, who was then the Deputy Prime Minister. It was officially names Esplanade in 1994, and the Theatres by the Bay reference is appropriate to its being found just north of the mouth of the river. The official construction of this complex began in 1996.
There are various venues and other facilities in the Esplanade that are suited to various types of entertainment and performance. There are also plenty of great options for good food and drinks. The Concert Hall is the Esplanade’s most elaborately decorated and prestigious venue. It features amazing acoustics and houses a 1,600 seat audience. The Theatre, is an approximate 2,000 seat adaptable stage. There is also a smaller Recital Studio, which features chamber music and small ensembles or solo instruments as well as the Theatre Studio. These are just a few of the main performance venues in this multipurpose complex. Click or more Singapore hotel information
